Reading archive 2022-11-01

How to water your garden in a drought.

Eagle-eyed Delaware hunter chances upon ‘holy grail’ of tree lovers — full-grown American chestnut

More than half of the world's palm trees in danger

Police arrest teens for armed carjacking in Northeast DC: Police say both a 13-year-old boy and 16-year-old boy were arrested and charged Friday after holding a victim at gunpoint and stealing their car in Northeast, D.C.

2 teens arrested for armed robbery in DC's Shaw neighborhood

Mehmet Oz’s medical research was rejected in 2003, resulting in 2-year ban: At issue were questions about the strength of the data used by Oz to reach an important medical conclusion, according to several of those who recalled the events

Sacheen Littlefeather may have lied about her identity. Does that matter?: After a startling op-ed alleges the recently deceased activist was a fraud, heated discussions emerge about ‘policing’ Native American heritage - "Throughout her life, Littlefeather said she was White Mountain Apache and Yaqui, through her father’s side of the family. But Keeler’s article includes interviews with Littlefeather’s sisters, Rosalind Cruz and Trudy Orlandi, who dispute their late sister’s claims."

By Sharing an Antisemitic Film, Kyrie Irving Has Lost Any Benefit of the Doubt: The Nets’ point guard refused to apologize and take accountability after promoting a film with antisemitic material.